NASA tracks 5 massive asteroids that will fly near Earth: What we know
Five massive asteroids will fly near Earth between Wednesday and Sunday, though none are on a trajectory that makes them an imminent planetary threat.
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Five massive asteroids will fly near Earth between Wednesday and Sunday, though none are on a trajectory that makes them an imminent planetary threat.
NASA(NEW YORK) -- Five asteroids will fly past Earth beginning Wednesday, but aren't expected to threaten the planet, NASA said. Between Sept. 6 and Sept. 12, one asteroid the size of a house, three the size of a plane and one asteroid the size of a bus will make way near Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard. The asteroid named JA5 will fly within 3.17 million miles from Earth on Wednesday, NASA said. JA5, the house-sized asteroid first discovered in 2021, is approximately 59 feet. On Sept. 8, two asteroids, QC5 and GE, will whiz within 2.53 million and 3.56 million miles, respe...
Five massive asteroids will fly near Earth between Wednesday and Sunday, though none are on a trajectory that makes them an imminent planetary threat.
None of the asteroids pose any threat to Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard.
NASA's Asteroid Watch tracks five large asteroids approaching Earth. Sizes range from house-sized to bus-sized, but none pose a threat.